Comments on Melis et al. The Effects of the Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Cohort Study in a Large Northern Italian City. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2015, 12, 14898–14915
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Kestens, Y.; Chaix, B.; Shareck, M.; Vallée, J. Comments on Melis et al. The Effects of the Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Cohort Study in a Large Northern Italian City. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2015, 12, 14898–14915. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030250
Kestens Y, Chaix B, Shareck M, Vallée J. Comments on Melis et al. The Effects of the Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Cohort Study in a Large Northern Italian City. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2015, 12, 14898–14915. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(3):250. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030250
Chicago/Turabian StyleKestens, Yan, Basile Chaix, Martine Shareck, and Julie Vallée. 2016. "Comments on Melis et al. The Effects of the Urban Built Environment on Mental Health: A Cohort Study in a Large Northern Italian City. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2015, 12, 14898–14915" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 3: 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030250